Accountant II- Revenue and Grants Management

Salary Range

$57,346.00/yr - $71,682.50/yr

This is an exempt position. Pay rates are based on education, skill, experience level and internal equity.

The Finance Department is a team of professionals that are tasked with functions including capital and debt planning, investments, accounting, payroll, procurement, grant management and payables along with providing additional fiscal support to departments across the County.

The Ideal candidate will perform professional and complex accounting work involving the preparation and/or maintenance of financial or related records. This position, under minimal supervision, is responsible for establishing and maintaining financial records which may include budgets, expenditures, and revenues.

Prepare, review, analyze, and submit a variety of complex and/or special reports, reconciliations, work papers, communications, schedules, tables, and/or statements to and from internal departments, financial institutions, and external agencies.

Perform professional and technical accounting work within the Mecklenburg County Finance Department. This position, under general supervision, is responsible for preparing projections, financial reports and budget documents ensuring compliance with local ordinances and state statutes.

This position is located within the Department Financial Services Division and supports the Revenue & Grants Management team. In partnership with other Accountants, the incumbent will work with assigned County departments to prepare and monitor federal, state, and private grants. The preferred candidate would have local government experience as well as at least 3 years of revenue and grants management experience.

This full-time role will work in-office, 8:00am-5:00pm, Monday-Friday.

• Prepare, review, analyze, and submit a variety of reports, reconciliations, communications, schedules, tables, and/or statements to and from internal departments, financial institutions, and external agencies
• Resolve moderately complex reconciliations and account analysis problems requiring in-depth research
• Audit, compile, calculate, and analyze a variety of financial data and transactions
• Participate in developing and implementing financial procedures related to data accumulation, reporting, and archiving
• Prepare a variety of financial and accounting records and reports including revenue and expenditure reports, executive summaries, and aging reports
• Maintain records of account entries by compiling and analyzing accounting activities
• Oversee specific accounting operations, or a complex segment of the accounting function
• Coordinate with other departments to assess needs and requirements for accounting matters

Experience:

Minimum of 3 years in Accounting or Finance

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration

Combination of relevant education and relevant experience accepted:
Yes

Licenses/Certifications:

May require a valid North Carolina or South Carolina Driver’s License

Computer

Skills:

Intermediate proficiency in various computer applications including Microsoft Office;
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel

• Strong preference for experience with state/federal grant management and reimbursement preparation.
• Experience with accounts receivable and accounts payable
• Experience with cash handling, recording cash receipts, and bank reconciliation
• Experience with month & year end account reconciliations
• Experience in preparing financial reports
• Financial systems experience especially AMS Advantage, BOA Cash Pro, OnBase systems are a plus
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Intermediate to advanced level MS Excel skills, including Excel data mining
• Ability to meet hard deadlines

• Budgetary principles
• Federal, State, and local laws, rules, and regulations
• Governmental accounting procedures and principles
• Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications
• Economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data
• Principles…